| Born | 16 Sep 1891 | Sarajevo, Bosnia | |
| Died | 18 Oct 1982 | (91) |
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Ranks
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| UD-1 | 21 Nov 1940 | 3 May 1941 | No war patrols |
| UD-3 | 8 Jun 1941 | 23 Oct 1943 | 3 patrols (103 days) |
Fregattenkapitän Hermann Rigele was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat UD-3 out from Kiel, Germany on 3 Oct 1942. He was 51 year old at the time. He arrived safely in Lorient, France 20 days later. All in all he would command the UD-3 for 3 operational patrols, 103 days at sea.
Hermann Rigele served in the First World War as well. See his WWI page.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Patrol info for Hermann Rigele
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | UD-3 | 3 Oct 1942 | Kiel | 22 Oct 1942 | Lorient | Patrol 1, | 20 days | |
| 2. | UD-3 | 3 Nov 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jan 1943 | Lorient | Patrol 2, | 66 days | |
| 3. | UD-3 | 10 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 26 Feb 1943 | Bergen | Patrol 3, | 17 days | |
| 4. | UD-3 | 27 Feb 1943 | Bergen | 3 Mar 1943 | Gotenhafen | 5 days | ||
| 3 patrols, 103 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Hermann Rigele
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 26 Nov 1942 | UD-3 |  | Indra | 5,041 |  | nw | |
| 5,041 | |||||||
1 ship sunk (5,041 tons). Legend | |||||||
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